Layton with Warbreck
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LAYTON-WITH-WARBRECK, a township in Bispham parish, Lancashire; on the coast and on the Blackpool railway, 2½ miles SW of Poulton-le-Fylde. It contains the town of Blackpool. Acres, 3,241; of which 840 are water. Real property, £17,246; of which £150 are in gas works. Pop. in 1851, 2,564; in 1861, 3,907. Houses, 761. The manor belongs to J. T. Clifton, Esq. Knowle is the seat of Lord Edward F. Howard.

John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)

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Census

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Church History

Church Records

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Civil Registration

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

In 1835 Layton with Warbreck was a township in the parish of Bispham. It is now better known as Blackpool.

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Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, Layton with Warbreck was in the Archdeaconry of Richmond, in the Diocese of Chester. The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Richmond are held at the Lancashire Record Office.